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Puritan soldier gives bullet to leader (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roundhead

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'puritan soldier' is the definition.
'roundhead' can be an answer for 'soldier' (I have seen 'Old soldier' mean 'roundhead' so perhaps 'soldier' could also mean 'roundhead'). I am not sure about the 'puritan' bit.

'bullet to leader' is the wordplay.
'bullet' becomes 'round'.
'to leader' becomes 'head' (head is a kind of leader).
'round'+'head'='ROUNDHEAD'

'gives' is the link.

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(Other definitions for roundhead that I've seen before include "Supporter of Parliament during the English Civil Wars" , "antimonarchist" , "Cavalier's foe" , "An enemy of Charles" , "Parliamentarian (hist.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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